<p>I know that appplying Early gives applicants an advantage,but does that apply for Early Action applicants also(since it's not binding)?How much advantage?</p>
<p>Another thing,does that hold for International applicants also?</p>
<p>Thanks for your help! :)</p>
<p>It’s the general consensus that it’s more difficult to get into Yale through SCEA than through RD. So no, it doesn’t offer any advantage at all.</p>
<p>Is that so?
Are you just saying that because SCEA is said to be beneficial for recruited athletes only?
Why is that?
From what I hear,(correct me if Im wrong)the acceptance rates are higher for EA everywhere.Im really interested in Yale and Im just trying to gauge if it’s better for me to apply to Yale early.And doesn’t applying early exhibit your interest in the Uni?(I know EA wouldn’t be that helpful in that aspect since it’s not binding,but isn’t there some advantage?)</p>
<p>The advantage is that you get to find out whether you got in earlier and not agonize until April, unless of course you’re deferred.</p>
<p>Percentage-wise, EA admit rates are higher, but it is said to be a more competitive pool. Really, there’s no way we can say either way, but it can pretty much be said that the advantage is not that you demonstrate interest, as Yale is not a school that has to take something like that into real consideration.</p>
<p>My take is that the higher accept rates in the EA round are due to the marketing that Yale admissions makes to the recruited athletes and outlandish scholar-types. These are the students that Yale is vying for. When these numbers taken out of the EA acceptance round, the remainder are extremely extremely strong candidates that Yale wants to strongly influence – not the other way around.</p>
<p>And Yale doesn’t give any notice to the “demonstrated interest” of its applicants in general – unless they happen to be one of those covted superstars I previously mentioned.</p>
<p>I agree with post #4. The advantage is (if you happen to be one of these superstars) is that you hear something in December.</p>
<p>One more time from the Dean of Admissions at Y:</p>
<p>[Early</a> admit rate rises slightly | Yale Daily News](<a href=“http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2009/dec/15/early-admit-rate-rises-slightly/]Early”>http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2009/dec/15/early-admit-rate-rises-slightly/)</p>
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<p>Applicants accepted in the EA round would have been selected from ANY applicant pool. These are students who will are also highly likely to be accepted by other selective colleges in the RD round if they apply. Accepting them EA gives Y several months to woo these students into matriculating at Y.</p>
<p>Therefore, Yale didn’t accept students just because they applied EA. The benefit goes to Yale and its opportunity to woo these “superstar” students. No benefit falls to the average Yale applicant. The inference from Dean Brenzel is that those students aren’t admitted in the EA round.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies guys :)</p>
<p>So I shouldn’t apply to Yale early even if it was my first choice because it’s more difficult to get in EA than in RD?</p>
<p>Only speaking for myself, my intent was not to dissuade you from applying EA, but rather for you to understand that just because a higher percentage are accepted EA, doesn’t mean it’s easier to be accepted compared to RD.</p>
<p>Y defers about 50% of EA applicants to the RD round, so if you are a competitive candidate this is a fairly likely scenario; which is different from S where very few applicants are deferred and more are denied during EA.</p>
<p>What you want to really consider seriously is if there is anywhere else that you would choose to apply early. For instance, a good but not incredible unhooked candidate might go EA with UChicago and MIT rather than Y which doesn’t permit other EA applications. But if there’s nowhere else that appeals to you, then EA to Y could be a reasonable route. You need to look at your list of schools and decide what early strategy works best for you.</p>
<p>I’m looking at Columbia and Brown for ED along with Y for EA.
Yale has always been my first choice,but after researching some more,I found that I liked C and B too.(For different reasons for each of course).
However,Yale would definitely provide me with the education I want,in the intellectually stimulating environment that I want.Brown,I feel is too laid back in that aspect.
Y’s location is also excellent,beautiful suburban-perfect for a person like me.
So,since I am an international student with very limited finances,I was thinking of EA’ing at Yale as I had initially thought that the chances of my getting in would be higher.
I am also a national level table-tennis player,do you think I should contact coaches even though it’s not a NCAA sport,but Yale is a member of the NCTTA,an independent TT organisation?
But after reading the above posts,Im thinking that maybe looking at ED schools would be a safer bet…
Thank you so much for replying entomom :)</p>
<p>PS-My family earnings are below 10,000$ per annum.Do you think that would help?</p>
<p>Yale has always been my first choice…</p>
<p>Then use you early application for Yale or another non-binding school and apply to Yale RD. The ED boost elsewhere is not so great that is makes sense to throw away your first choice dream.</p>
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I love Yale, but I have to point out that this isn’t exactly right. Yale is an urban campus, right in the middle of New Haven, which is a city (albeit not a huge one).</p>
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<p>It never hurts to ask.</p>
<p>Once you have schools you think you can be academically and socially happy at, you need to think about 2 major factors for your EA/ED decision: likelyhood of acceptance and finances. I haven’t looked at the ED rates for C or B lately, so I’m not sure how much of an admisions boost they give. My major concern with your situation would be financial, as you are not able to compare FA packages when you do ED. Yes, you can back out of a college if they don’t give you enough money, but without the knowledge of what other colleges will offer. FA is complicated, particularly for Intl students, so even though it looks like you would fit under the low income policies of these schools, I’m not willing/able to say that if you get in they will provide an affordable FA package.</p>
<p>Table tennis is more of a club sport. Its not as serious as it would be at MIT or Princeton. I believe the “coach” is a student?</p>
<p>Thank you for replying and for your input YaleGradandDad,entomom!
(communist and hunt too! )</p>
<p>Um.So here’s the situation that I’ve been losing sleep over.I am an International student applying for full financial aid(which I fully wualify for and without which I cannot attend).
Now Yale is unequivocally my first choice.It seems to be the absolute perfect fit in terms of academics,location,teachers,people,climate,everything!
But then comes Brown.B is my very next choice after Yale,and it’s easier to get into.But then,for an international student applying for FA,I suppose the acceptance rate must be atleast equal(Or less!!)than Yale’s.In that case,would I be better off applying to Yale EA than Brown ED??
Please help me out if you can,I would greatly appreciate any advice.</p>
<p>“outlandish scholar-types”</p>
<p>can you explain what this means?</p>
<p>Singsongy bump!</p>
<p>It’s generally thought to be a bad idea to apply anywhere ED if you need to compare financial aid offers.</p>
<p>Yes I know.But I wont be able to attend if I don’t get Full Aid and I know exactly what Im looking for in terms of FA.
Im thinking of Brown ED over Yale EA only because of the increased chances of getting accepted.But then if Brown’s ED rate for Intl’s applying for aid is similar to Yale’s EA/Regular,then I don’t want to let go of applying early to Y.</p>
<p>If you apply to Brown ED, and are accepted, you are obligated to withdraw other applications. This will create a problem for you if Brown’s FA offer is not what you would like.</p>